# 116-hr-7359: Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020

116-hr-7359, Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7359
- Congress: 116
- Title: Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Act of 2020 This bill establishes the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund from which the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) shall offer additional funding to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers for specified broadband projects. Specifically, the FCC shall make one-time funding offers from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund to certain terrestrial telecommunications carriers that receive support from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The Rural Digital Opportunity Fund is a mechanism through which the FCC finances high-speed broadband networks in unserved rural areas. Recipients of amounts from the Accelerating Broadband Connectivity Fund shall use such funds to (1) begin construction of a broadband network, (2) make broadband available from the network deployed using Rural Digital Opportunity Fund support, and (3) meet all build-out obligations pursuant to receiving amounts from the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7359 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7359)

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- [116-hr-8882: FLOODS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8882)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
- [116-hr-8668: To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8668)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
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